(L.A.) Melody Ross, 49, Died in Rehab

Case Number: 2023-12839

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 49-year-old White/Caucasian female that occurred at a rehabilitation center.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Melody Ross.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Tramadol Toxicity

Other Significant Condition: Trazodone Effects

RIP MELODY ROSS (September 5, 1974 – September 23, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 6:30 a.m.

On the evening of September 23, the government investigator provided the decedent’s name as Malody Sturgeon — Malody, not Melody.

The name was corrected to Melody Ross on March 4 when the manner and cause of death were disclosed.

Trazodone is an antidepressant medication.